Watching the sun slowly sink below the horizon, Qin Ziyi called the children to go down the mountain.

"Sir, can't you play a little longer before going back?"

"Yes, sir, in this situation, I would like to compose a poem..."

"Hahaha... Liu Dabao, who are you trying to make laugh to death? You've only been to school for a few days, and you still want to write poetry?"

"Why can't I? I'll show you right now..."

The children were playing and laughing, and Liu Erleng's son, Liu Dabao, actually managed to stammer out a limerick.

"Not bad, not bad, Liu Dabao has made great progress. You should all learn from him!" Qin Ziyi praised with a smile, while leading the children down the mountain.

Shu Fan said to Liu Dabao and the others, "It's too late. If we don't go back soon, our families will worry. If everyone likes today's teaching, we can ask the teacher to bring us here again in the future."

“Shufan is right,” Lu Tianbao agreed. “It’s not safe on the mountain at night, so we should go back first.”

Pan'er suddenly grabbed Shu Fan's arm and pointed ahead, saying, "Brother, look, isn't someone from the village looking for us?"

Shu Fan looked closely and shook his head. "It shouldn't be. That's Grandma Wang's eldest daughter. She's all alone."

Moreover, Wang Pozi's daughter had no children after getting married, and none of them were close to her, so Wang Jinhua definitely didn't come to see them.

Grandpa Lu and Qin Ziyi also saw Wang Jinhua, but neither of them paid any attention to her. However, some children who recognized Wang Jinhua asked her a few questions loudly.

"Aunt Wang, what are you doing in the mountains so late?"

Wang Jinhua was already feeling guilty, and being seen by so many people made her even more flustered. When someone asked her a question, she immediately shot them a glare and said, "What are you asking, kid? Go home right now!"

After saying that, she quickly glanced at the two adults present, Qin Ziyi and Grandpa Lu. Seeing that they had no reaction, she breathed a sigh of relief and continued walking briskly into the mountains.

The child who asked the question scratched his head, pouted, and said unhappily, "Why is she being so fierce? My mother said that she's almost never going to get married. If she doesn't become gentler, who will want her in the future?"

"Alright, alright, the teacher just taught us yesterday not to gossip behind people's backs. Let's go back quickly..."

The group descended the mountain in a noisy commotion, with no one taking the sight of Wang Jinhua to heart.

Wang Jinhua made her way to the cave where she had arranged to meet someone in the dark, and called out in a hoarse voice, "Hey! Are you there? Is anyone there?"

After calling out for a long time without any response from the cave, Wang Jinhua's heart began to pound.

"My master wants you to come with me."

Just as Wang Jinhua was about to leave the cave, a figure suddenly appeared inside. A woman with an expressionless face gestured for her to leave.

Wang Jinhua was startled. Looking at the sky outside the cave, she saw that the sun had completely sunk below the horizon, the moon was slowly rising, the light was dimming, and the shadows of the trees were layered, making it look a bit eerie.

"Uh, it's pitch black in this cave, can't you let your master come out and talk?" Wang Jinhua tried to bargain.

However, the expressionless woman remained silent and simply watched her.

Wang Jinhua felt uneasy under her gaze and involuntarily stepped into the cave.

The further you go in, the less light there is.

Just as Wang Jinhua's heart was about to jump out of her chest, the view in front of her suddenly opened up, and she could faintly see the light of fire!

Wang Jinhua's eyes widened in astonishment. "When did you build such a cave in these mountains?" she asked.

She grew up in Dingshui Village and knew a little about the situation in Yunshan. She had been to this cave before, but she never knew that there was such a big place inside!

But the woman still didn't reply.

After walking for a while, Wang Jinhua finally saw the person who had delivered the message to her earlier.

A bonfire was lit inside the cave, and a woman sat behind it, with two maids beside her.

"Sit down." The woman gestured for Wang Jinhua to sit down.

Wang Jinhua quickly shook her head, "Young lady, what do you want from me again? The information you gave us last time doesn't count; they don't even acknowledge it!"

Liu Ruyi held a wooden stick in her hand, gently poking at the campfire. Hearing Wang Jinhua's words, she smiled sneer, "Who said the information I gave was false? Doesn't Jiang Qinyu admit it?"

“Yes! She even told us to investigate ourselves. What can we investigate? My older brother was a deserter, and no one complained when he was taken away to be punished in the army. But now you're suddenly saying that my older brother was killed by that couple without giving any evidence. How are we supposed to find them?”

Wang Jinhua felt upset that the benefits she had imagined hadn't come her way, and she became less polite in her speech.

Liu Ruyi casually tossed the stick in her hand aside, then stood up. The maid beside her immediately took out a handkerchief to wipe her hands.

"You want evidence?" Liu Ruyi looked at Wang Jinhua. "We don't really have any, since the Western Qiang have already moved away. But... the Fifth Prince of Western Qiang told me about your elder brother's matter himself, so there's no doubt about it. Besides... does it matter if we have evidence or not? Are you just going to watch Jiang Qinyu live a good life?"

Liu Ruyi approached Wang Jinhua, her hoarse voice unpleasant yet irresistibly seductive, "As long as this matter is exposed, Lu Yanzheng and his wife will be unable to establish themselves in Dingshui Village... Do you understand?"

Wang Jinhua had never met Liu Ruyi before and didn't know why she didn't do it herself, but she wasn't stupid. With a quick glance and a raised chin, she said, "If you want me to do this, you have to give me something in return!"

"Benefits?" Liu Ruyi beckoned to the maid behind her, who immediately handed her a purse. "There are one hundred taels in here. I'll give you another one hundred taels after it's done."

Wang Jinhua took the purse and her eyes lit up immediately. She nodded repeatedly and said, "Okay, okay, I'll take this!"

She emerged from the cave beaming with joy, her face practically radiating happiness.

If she makes a scene, she can get two hundred taels of silver! That's two hundred taels!

Even if her older brother wasn't killed by Lu Yanzheng and his wife, she's determined to prove them wrong!

Wang Jinhua hurriedly went down the mountain, unaware that after she left, another person appeared behind Liu Ruyi—a man.

"Fifth Prince, did you hear that? I did exactly as you said." Liu Ruyi turned around and looked at the man with a half-smile.

Jiang Chengyou looked at the dark cave and suddenly smiled, "I naturally believe that Miss Liu can do it, but Miss Liu should not forget my request."

"Isn't it just about taking them alive?" Liu Ruyi raised an eyebrow. "No problem."

Jiang Qinyu is a very wary woman. To get close to her, you can only start with the villagers. Otherwise, she wouldn't have bothered with that stupid woman, Wang Jinhua.

Jiang Chengyou sneered, "The Emperor of Da Yue promised me, I hope Miss Liu won't disappoint me..."